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REGISTER. 



AGNUS, Felix 

MAJOR, 165th New York Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Private, 5th New York Infantry, April 15, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, September 
6, 1 861, 1st Lieutenant, July 8, 1862. Captain, 165th New York 
Infantry, September 15, 1862. Major, September 2, 1863. Resigned, 
July 26, 1865. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brigadier General, 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2617. 



ALMY, John Jay 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. I^. 

Midshipman, February 2, 1829. Passed Midshipman, July 3, 1835. Lieu- 
tenant, March 8, 1841. Commander, April 24, 1861. Captain, March 
3, 1865. Commodore, December 31, 1869. Rear Admiral, August 
24, 1873. Retired, April 24, 1877. 

Elected May 6, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

New York, Insignia No. 740. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February J, 1882. 



AMMEN, Daniel 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, July 7, 1836, Passed Midshipman, July 1, 1842. Master, 
May 10, 1849. Lieutenant, November 4, 1849. Commander, July i6, 
1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, April i, 1872. Rear 
Admiral, December 11, 1877. Retired, June 4, 1878. 

Elected February 16, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 572. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. 



ANDERSON, Nicholas Longmrth 

COLONEL, 6th Ohio Infantry; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (3 months' troops), 
May 12, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., June 
15, 1861. Colonel, August 9, 1862 (mustered, November 9, 1862). 
Mustered out, June 23, 1864. 

Brevet Brigadier General, and Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 
1865. 

Elected January 5, 1870, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1133. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, April 5, 1882. 



ANTHONY, Henry Bowen 

A gentleman in civil life, who, during the Rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who, as Senator from the State of Rhode Island, was most 
active and eminent in maintaining the supremacy of the same. 

Elected March 7, 1883, Third Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2703. 



ARTHUR, Chester A. 

A gentleman in civil life, who, during the Rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who, as Quartermaster General of the State of New York, 
was most active and eminent in maintaining the supremacy of the same. 

Elected April 5, 1882, Third Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia, Insignia No. 2430. 



BACON, Albert Williamson 

PAYMASTER (Lieutenant Commander), U. S. N. 

Acting Assistant Paymaster, U. S. N., November 7, 1863. Passed Assistant 
Paymaster, August i, 1866. Paymaster, October 25, 1874. 

Elected January 2, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 432. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, November 25, 1883. 



BACON, John Mosby 

CAPTAIN, 9th Cavalry. 

MAJOR, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, lith Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V., September 22, 1862. 2d 
Lieutenant, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V., November 5, 1862. isf" 
Lieutenant, February I, 1863, Captain, March 14, 1863. Major, 
November 20, 1864, Mustered out, xVugust 21, 1865. 

Captain, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Colonel, Aide-de-Camp to 
the General of the Army, January i, 1871, to February 8, 1884. 

Brevet Major, March 2, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2360. 

BAILEY, Marcellus 

MAJOR. 7th U. S. Colored Infantry. 

Private, National Rifles of Washington, D. C, April 27, 1861. Mustered 
out, July 15, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, ist U. S. C. T., June 17, 1863. 1st 
Lieutenant, Adjutant, 4th U. S. C. T., August 22, 1863. Captain, 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., May 19, 1864. Major, 7th U. 
S. C. T., November 26, 1864. Resigned, June 7, 1866. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2490. 

BAIRD, Absalom 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR :GENERAL ; 

BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Arf?iy : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, 
July I, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, ist Artillery, April i, 1850. ist Lieu- 
tenant, December 24, 1853. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant Gen- 
eral, May II, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 
1861. Major, Assistant Inspector General, November 12, 1861. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Assistant Inspector General, June 13, 1867. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 20, 1863. Brevet Colonel, Novem- 
ber 24, 1863. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, 
March 13, 1865. 
. U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, April 28, 1862. Mustered out, September i, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, September i, 1864. 

Elected December 3, 1879, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Illinois. Insignia No. 1949. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882. 
Junior Vice-Commander, May, 1883, to . 



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BAIRD, William 

Eldest son of Companion Absalom Baird. 

Elected March 3, 1880, Second Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Illinois. Insignia No. 2002. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882, 

BAKER, Charles Henry 

CHIEF ENGINEER (Commander), U. S. N. 
Third Assistant Engineer, U. S. N., August 2, 1855, Second Assistant 

Engineer, July 21, 1858. First Assistant Engineer, August 2, 1859. 

Chief Engineer, with relative rank of Lieutenant, October 29, 1861. 

Chief Engineer, with relative rank of Commander, May 30, 1880. 
Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Massachusetts. Insignia No. 2429. Transferred to Commandery 

of the District of Columbia, February 6, 1884. 



BAKER, Joseph Smith Abbott 

ist LIEUTENANT, 13th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 3d Connecticut Volunteers (three months' troops). May 14, 
1861. Mustered out, August 12, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 13th Connec- 
ticut Infantry, U. S. V., February 18, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, Decem- 
ber 15, 1862. Mustered out, January 6, 1865. 

Elected February 1, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of New York. Insignia No. 1248. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, April 4, 1883. 



BARBER, Merritt 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Private, loth Vermont Infantry, U. S. V., June 2, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
August 7, 1862. Captain, July 31, 1864. Captain, Assistant Adju- 
tant General, U. S. V., May 18, 1865. Mustered out, September 19, 
1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., October 19, 1864. 

2d Lieutenant, i6th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866, Captain, March 4, 1879. Major, Assistant Adju- 
tant General, June 29, 1882. 

Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No, 2614. Registrar. May, 1883, 
to . 



BATCH ELDER, Richard Napoleon 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER GENERAL ; 
BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, ist New Hampshire Infantry, U. S. V., May 2, 1861. Cap- 
tain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., August 3, 1861. Assigned to 
duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under act of July 17, 1862), 
January i, 1863. Assigned to duty with rank of Colonel (under act 
of July 4, 1864), August 2, 1864. Mustered out, June 8, 1865. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Biig- 
adier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A,, February 16, 1865. Major, 
Quartermaster, January 18,1867. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quarter- 
master General, March 10, 1882. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2611. 



BATES, James Allen 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Private, 12th New York State Militia, April 19, 1861. Mustered out, August 
5, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 12th New York Infantry, U. S. V., December 
10, 1861. Captain, December 14, 1862. Mustered out, April 21, 1864. 
Ist Lieutenant, i66th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, 
June 3, 1864. Captam, 7th Regiment, March 15, 1865. Mustered out, 
October 2, 1866. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. 
S. v., March 19, 1865. 

Captain, 43d Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, April 8, 1869, 
Retired (loss of right leg), December 15, 1870. 

Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected July 1, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 840. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, February 6, 1884. 



BAXTER, Jedediah Hyde 

CHIEF MEDICAL PURVEYOR (Colonel), U. S. A. 
SURGEON ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Surgeon, I2th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., June 26, 1861. Surgeon, 

U. S. v., April 4, 1862. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S, V., March 30, 1865. Brevet Colonel, 

U. S. v., March 13, 1865. 
Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Medical Purveyor, July 20, 1867, Lieutenant 

Colonel, Chief Medical Purveyor, March 12, 1872, Colonel, June 23, 

1874. 
Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., July 20, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2402. 



BENET, Stephen Vincent 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, CHIEF OF ORDNANCE, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Ordnance, 
U. S. A., July I, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, July 10, 1851. ist Lieutenant, 
July I, 1853. Captain, August 3, 1861. Major, December 22, 1866. 
Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance, June 23, 1874. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2281. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. 



BENJAMIN, Samuel Nicoll 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. A. ' 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1856. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, U. S. A., 
May 6, 1861. ist Lieutenant, May 15, 1861. Captain, June 13, 1864. 
Major, Assistant Adjutant General, March 3, 1875. 

Brevet Major, August i, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2664. 



BINGHAM, Henry Harrison 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

ist Lieutenant, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, U, S. V,, September 4, 1862. 
Captain, September 9, 1862. Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. V,, Sep- 
tember 26, 1864. Mustered out, July 2, 1866. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., August i, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 
Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brigadier General, April 9, 1865. 

Elected November 13, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania, Insignia No. 551. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 



BLAIR, Austin 

A gentleman in civil life, who, during the Rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who, as Governor of the State of Michigan, was most active 
and eminent in maintaining the supremacy of the same. 

Elected May 2, 1883, Third Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

BLAKE, George Alexander Hamilton 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A, 

1st Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, June 11, 1836. Captain, December 3, 1839. 

Major, ist Dragoons, July 23, 1850. Lieutenant Colonel, May 13, 1861 . 

Colonel, 1st Cavalry, February 15, 1862. Retired, December 15, 1870, 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 
Elected July 8, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Pennsylvania, Insignia No. 827. Transferred to Commandery of 

the District of Columbia, March 15, 1882. 

BOGGS, Charles Stewart 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, November I, 1826. Passed Midshipman, April 28, 1832, 
Lieutenant, September 6, 1837. Commander, September 14, 1855. 
Captain, July 16, 1862. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, 
July I, 1870, Retired, January 28, 1872. 

Elected April 1, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 701. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882, 



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BOMBAUGH, Charles Carroll 

SURGEON, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry, U, S. V, 

Surgeon, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry, August 19, 1 86 1, Resigned, Sep- 
tember 27, 1862. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2699. 

BOYNTON, Henry Van Ness 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 35th Ohio Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Major, 35th Ohio Infantry, July 29,1861. Lieutenant Colonel, July 13, 
1863. Discharged, on account of wounds, September 8, 1864. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2603. 

BRAGG, Edward Stuyvesani 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 
Captain, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, July 16, 1861. Major, September 17, 

1861. Lieutenant Colonel, June 21, 1862. Colonel, March 24, 1863, 

Brigadier General, U. S. V., June 25, 1864. Mustered out, October 8, 

1865. 
Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2488. 

BRIDGE, Horatio 

PAY DIRECTOR (Commodore), U. S. N, 
Purser, U. S. N., February 16, 1838. Retired, April 8, 1868. Pay Direc- 
tor (retired list), March 3, 1871. 
Elected February 19, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No, 169. Transferred to Com- 
, mandery of the District of Columbia, March 7, 1882. 

BROWNE, John Mills 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Captain), U. S. N. 

Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., March 26, 1853. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 
May 12, 1858. Surgeon, June 19, 1861. Medical Inspector, Decem- 
ber I, 1871. Medical Director, October 6, 1878. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2432. Member of Council, May, 
1883, to . 



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BURNS, William Wallace 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ASSISTANT COMMISSARY GENERAL OF 

SUBSISTENCE; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Armv : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 3d Infantry, 
U. S. A,, July I, 1847. 2d Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, September 8, 
1847. 1st Lieutenant, August 12, 1850. Captain, Commissary of Sub- 
sistence, November 3, 1858. Major, August 3, i86i. Lieutenant 
Colonel, Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence, June 23, 1874. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, June 29, 1862. Brevet Colonel, June 30, 1862. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 
I/. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, September 28, 1861. Resigned, March' 20, 1863. 

Eleected May 5, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 1049. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, March i, 1882. 

BURNSIDE, James Bradford 

Eldest son of Companion J. O. P. Burnside. 

Elected February 6, 1884, Second Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3168. 

BURNSIDE, James Oliver Perry 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 71st Illinois Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. G, 15th Illinois Infantry, May 11, 1861. Captain, May 24, 
i86i. Discharged, April 2, 1862. Lieutenant Colonel, 71st Illinois 
Infantry, July 26, 1862. Mustered out, October 29, 1862. Captain, 
Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. V., November 29, 1862. Resigned, 
August 4, 1864. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2847. 

BURRITT, Ira Nichols 

CAPTAIN, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. K, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers, (three months' 
troops), April 16, 1861. Mustered out, July 26, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
56th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
February 3, 1863. Captain, March 31, 1863. Discharged, on account 
of wounds, November 21, 1864. 

Elected January 11, 1882, Frst Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2282. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i 
1882. 



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BUTTERFIELD, Franklin George 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 6th Vermont Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 6th Vermont Infantry, October 15, 1861. ist Lieutenant, 
September i, 1862, Captain, May 20, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, 
October 21, 1864, (not mustered). Mustered out, October 28, 1864. 

Eleccted December 5, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2982. 



BUTTS, Frank Albert 

MAJOR, 47th New York Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, New York Volunteers (not mustered), September 14, 1861. 2d 
Lieutenant, 47th New York Infantry, January 15, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
May I, 1862. Captain, November i, 1863. Major, March i, 1865. 
Mustered out, August 30, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882 First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2491. 



CALDWELL, William Mackay 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER, U. S. V. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., October 10, 1835. Passed Midshipman, June 22, 
1841. Master, September 26, 1847. Lieutenant, July 25, 1848. Re- 
signed, October 10, 1850. 

Major, Paymaster, U. S. V., July 16, 1862. Resigned, June 13, 1864. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2824. 



CALKINS, William Henry 

MAJOR, i2th Indiana Cavalry, U. S. V. 

Private, Iowa Volunteers (unassigned), May to August, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, 14th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V., November 6, 1861. Resigned, 
January 24, 1863. 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 128th Indiana In- 
fantry, December 8, 1863. Mustered out, March 25, 1864. Major, 
1 2th Indiana Cavalry, March 26, 1864, Mustered out, November 10, 
1865. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2978. 



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CAMP, Norman Henry 

ist LIEUTENANT, Signal Corps ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

Private, 5th New York Infantry, U. S. V., April 26, 1861. Corporal, May 
10,1861. Sergeant, August 5, 1 86 1. 2d Lientenant, 4th New Jersey 
Infantry, October 29, 1861. ist Lieutenant, Signal Corps, U. S. V., 
March 3, 1863. Resigned, June 5, 1865. 

Brevet Captain, and Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2486. 



CAPRON, Horace 

COLONEL, 14th Illinois Cavalry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Lieutenant Colonel, 14th Illinois Cavalry, December 3, 1862. Colonel, 

February 6, 1863. Honorably discharged, January 23, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2487. 



CARD, Benjamin Cozzens 

MAJOR, QUARTERMASTER; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
Assigned to duty as QUARTERMASTER with rank of COLONEL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Arjtiy 

1st Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, September 27, 1861. Captain, Assistant 
Quartermaster, September 27, 1861. Major, Quartermaster, June 6, 
1872, 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brig- 
adier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Asssigned to duty as Quartermaster with rank of Colonel (act of July 4, 
1864), August 2, 1864, to January i, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2349. 



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GARY, Asa Bacon 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1854. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Infantry, 
U. S. A., July I, 1858. 2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, October 22, 1858, 
1st Lieutenant, 13th Infantry, May 14, 1861, Captain, 13th Infantry, 
October 24, 1861. Major, Paymaster, October 5, 1867. 

Brevet Major, March 28, 1862. Brevet Lieutena.nt Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2662. 



CARLTON, Caleb Henry 

MAJOR, 3d Cavalry; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 89th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army: 
Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1854. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, July 
I, 1859. 2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, October 12, 1859. ist Lieu- 
tenant, May 14, 1 861. Captain, June 30, 1862. Unassigned, March 
23, 1869. Assigned to loth Cavalry, December 15, 1870. Major, 3d 
Cavalry, May 17, 1876. 
Brevet Major, July 4, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 20, 1863 
U. S. Volunteers : 
Colonel, 89th Ohio Infantry, July 7, 1863. Mustered out, June 23, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2401. 



CARMAN, Ezra Ayers 

COLONEL, 13th New Jersey Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL 
U. S. V. 

Lieutenant Colonel, 7th New Jersey Infantry, September 19, 1861. Col- 
onel, 13th New Jersey Infantry, August 25, 1862, Mustered out, June 
8, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 6, 1884, First Class, by C ommandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3167. 



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CARPENTER, John Evans 

CAPTAIN, 175th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. H, I2tli Ohio Infantry, September i, 1861. Hospital Steward, 
July I, 1862. Transferred to 23d Ohio Infantry, July 1 1, 1864. ist 
Lieutenant, Adjutant, 175th Ohio Infantry, October 10, 1864. Captain 
(not mustered). Mustered out, June 28, 1865, 

Elected December 5, 1883, First Class, l)y Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



CARROLL, Samuel Sprigg. 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1852. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 
July I, 1856. 2d Lieutenant, loth Infantry, October i, 1856. ist 
Lieutenant, April 25, 1861. Captain, November i, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, 2ist Infantry, January 22, 1867. Retired with rank of Major 
General, June 9, 1869. 

Brevet Major, May 3, 1863. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 3, 1863. 
Brevet Colonel, May 5, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet 
Major General, March 13^ 1865. 

[/. S. Volunteers: 
Colonel, 8th Ohio Infantry, December 15, 1861. Brigadier General, May 

12, 1864. Mustered out, January 15, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2980. 

CARRUTH, William Ward. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 4th Massachusetts Militia, April 22, 1861. 
Mustered out, July 22, 1861. ist Lieutenant, 6th Battery, Massachu- 
setts Light Artillery, January 20, 1862. Captain, September 7, 1862. 
Discharged October i, 1863. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. 
S. v., October i, 1863, to rank from Sept. 4, 1863. Resigned Decem- 
ber 22, 1863. 

Elected April 5, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1301. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia May 2, 1883. 



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CARTER, Samuel Powhaian 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Navy : 
Midshipman, U. vS. N., February 14, 1840. Passed Midshipman, July 11, 

1846. Master, September 12, 1854. Lieutenant, April 18, 1855. 

Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, June 25, 1865. 

Captain, October 28, 1870. Commodore, November, 13, 1878. Retired' 

August 6,1881. Promoted to Rear Admiral, on retired list. May 16, 

1882. 
U. S. Volunteers : 
Acting Brigadier General, September, 1861, Brigadier General, May i, 

1862. Brevet Major General, March 13,1865. Mustered out, January 

15, 1866. 

Elected March 6, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 458. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

CASEY, Silas 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 
Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 25, 1856, Midshipman, 

U. S. N., June 15, i860. Master, September 19, 186 1, Lieutenant, 

July 16, 1862. Lieutenant Commander, July 25, 1866. Commander, 

June 14, 1874. 
Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2604. 

CAZIARC, Louis Vasmer 

ist LIEUTENANT, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 

ist LIEUTENANT, BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. V. 

Sergeant, Co. I, 38th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V. August 16, 1862. 
ist Lieutenant, 89th Colored Infantry, U. S. V., April 24, 1864. ist 
Lieutenant, 8 ist Colored Infantry, U. S. V., August 30, 1864. ist 
Lieutenant, 73d Colored Infantry, U. S. V., October 12, 1864. ist 
Lieutenant, 8ist Colored Intantry, U. S. V., August 23, 1865. Mus- 
tered out, September 9, 1866. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 26, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A., July 20, 1866. ist Lieutenant, No- 
vember 23, 1868. Unassigned, April 14, 1869. Assigned to 2d Artil- 
lery, January i, 1871. 

Elected November 1, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1349. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i , 
1882. Chancellor, February i, 1882, to . 



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CHANDLER, John Gorham 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER GENERAL . 
BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September i, 1848, Brevet 2cl Lieutenant, 3d Artilery, 
U. S, A., July I, 1853. 2d Lieutenant, December 24, 1853. ist 
Lieutenant, May 31, 1856. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 17, 
1861. Assigned to duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel from January 
I, 1863, to August 1,1865 (act of July 17,1862), Major, Quarter- 
master, January 18, 1867. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quartemaster 
General, March 4, 1879. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A, 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 10, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1371. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, November i, 1882. 

CHASE, Constant/ne 

ist LIEUTENANT, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 3d Massachusetts Artillery, U. S. V., September 9, 1863. 

1st Lieutenant, October 15, 1864. Mustered out September 18, 1865. 
Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 
2d Lieutenant, ist Artillery, U. S. A., May 11, 1866. Transferred to 3d 

Artillery, September 28, 1866. isi Lieutenant, March 26, 1868. 
Brevet ist Lieutenant, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No, 2656. 

CLAPP, William Henry 

CAPTAIN, i6th Infantry, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ; BREVET LIEU- 
TENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. A, 71st New York State Militia, April 19, 1861. Mustered out, 
July 30, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 42d Ohio Infantry, U. S. V,, September 
25, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, March 14, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adjutant 
General, U. S. V., May 15, 1863. Mustered out, December 5, 1865. 

Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866. Transferred to i6th Infantry, April 14, 1869. 
Captain, December 25, 1874. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2519. 
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CLARK, George Washington 



COLONEL, 34th Iowa Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. 
S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, 3d Iowa Infantry, June 24, 1861. Resigned, July 17, 1862. 
Colonel, 34th Iowa Infantry, October 14, 1862. Mustered out, August 
15, 1865. Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 6, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3166. 



CLARKE, Otis Percival Granger 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 14th Rhode Island Infantry ; CAPTAIN, i8th 
Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant Rhode Island National Guard, April 25, 186 1. 1st Lieu, 
tenant, 2d Rhode Island Infantry, June 6, 1861. Captain, July 22, 
1861. Discharged, o*n account of wounds, July 21, 1862. Lieutenant 
Colonel (not mustered) 14th Rhode Island Infantry, June 20, 1863. 
1st Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. 14, 1863. Captain, i8th 
Veteran Reserve Corps, June 6, 1864. Mustered out, Nov. 20, 1866. 

Brevet Major, June 29, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2493. 



CLAY, Cecil 

COLONEL, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENE- 
RAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry (not mustered), September i, 
1861. Captain, January i (mustered, March i), 1862, Major (not 
mustered), September 30, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, November 19, 
1864 (mustered, January i, 1865). Colonel (not mustered), November 
20, 1864. Mustered out, January 24, 1866, 

Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 7, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 149. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Feb. i, 1882. 
Member of Council, May, 1883, to . 



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COGSWELL, MiHon 

MAJOR; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 2d New York Heavy Artillery, U. S. V. 

U. S: Artny : 
Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1845, Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, 
July I, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, 8th Infantry. August 4, 1849. ^st Lieu- 
tenant, August 15, 1855. Captain, May 13, 1861. Major, October 8, 
1864, Unassigned, March 15, 1869. Assigned to 21st Infantry, March 
26, 1869. Retired, September 5, 1871. 
Brevet Major, October 21, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 30, 1864. 
Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

■ U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 42d New^ York Infantry, July 21, 1861. Colonel, 2d New^ York 
Heavy Artillery, October i, 1862. Mustered out, April 7, 1863. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2494. 

Died at Washington, D. C, Nov. 20, 1882. Buried in Rock Creek Church 
Cemeteiy, D. C. 

COLE, Charles Cleaves 

CAPTAIN, 17th Maine Infantry, U. S. V. 

Sergeant, 17th Maine Infantry, August 18, 1862. 2d Lieutenant, April 21, 
1864 (mustered, June 5, 1864). ist Lieutenant, October 20, 1864 
(mustered, November 4, 1864). Captain, January 31, 1865. Mustered 
out, June 4, 1865. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2514, 

COLEMAN, Frederick William 

CAPTAIN, 15th Infantry; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

Captain, 151st New York Infantry, U. S. V., October 22, 1862. Dis- 
charged, October 17, 1864. 

2d Lieutenant, 15th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866. Captain, October 22, 1867. Resigned, March 31, 
1874. 

Brevet Captain and Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected June 3, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 788. Transferred to the Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, April 4, 1883. 



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COLHOUN, Edmund Ross 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, April i, 1839. Passed Midshipman, July 2, 1845. Master, 
January 6, 1853. Resigned, June 27, 1853. Acting Lieutenant, Sep- 
tember 24, 1861. Commander, July 16, 1862, Captain, March 2, 1869. 
Commodore, April 26, 1876. Rear Admiral, December 3, 1882. 

Elected October 14, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No 894. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883, 

CRANFORD, Henry Loud 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE ; BREVET MAJOR, U. 3. V. 

1st Lieutenant 84th New York Infantry, U. S. V. (14th N. Y. S. M.), 
May 23, 1861. 

Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, February 19, 1863. Resigned, 
July 2, 1865. 

Brevet, Major, U. S. V., July 5, 1865. 

Elected January 8, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of New^ York. Insignia No. 634. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. Member of Council, February i, 1882, to May, 1883. 

CUDNER, Albert Monfort 

ist LIEUTENANT, 42d Colored Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. K, 74th Illinois Infantry, U. S. V., August 6, 1862. Dis- 
charged, November 19 1864. 2d Lieutenant, 42d Colored Infantry, 
U. S. v., November 20, 1864. ist Lieutenant, September 21, 1865. 
Mustered out, January 31, 1866. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3082. 

CURTIS, Herbert Pelham 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN, ist Massachusetts Cavalry; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, ist Massachusetts Cavalry, January 4, 1862. Ist Lieutenant, 
July 19, 1862. Captain, February 6, 1864. Major, Judge Advocate, 
U. S. v., June 21, 1865. 

Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., December 2, 1865. 

Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. A., February 25, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2407. 

Transferred to Commandery of the State of New York, June 6, 1883. 



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CUTTER, George Francis 

PAY DIRECTOR (Commodore), U. S. N. 

Purser, U. S. N., June 5, 1844. Pay Directer, March 3, 187 1. Chief of 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, November 18, 1877. Retired, 
August 30, 1 88 1. 

Elected April 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1400. Transferred to Cominandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

CUTTS, Richard D. 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Colonel, Aide-de-Carap, U. S. V., November 16, 1861. Resigned, June i, 

1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2352. 

Died at Washington, D. C, December 13, 1883. 



DA\/IS, George Royal , 

MAJOR, 2d Rhode Island Cavalry, U. S. V. 

Private, Massachusetts Volunteers, July, 1862. Captain, 8th Massachusetts 
Infantry, U. S. V., October 30, 1862. Mustered out, August 7, 1863. 
Captain, 2d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, October 9, 1863. Resigned 
same date (not mustered). Captain, 3d Rhode Island Cavalry, Octo- 
ber 13, 1863. Major, December 17, 1863. Resigned, August ii, 
1865.^ 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2823. 



De KRAFT, John Charles Philip 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., October 19, 1844. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 
1847. Master, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant, September 15, 1855. 
Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 26, i866. 
Captain, November 20, 1872. Commodore, October i, 1881. 

Elected February 6, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3086. 



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DEWEY, George 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 23, 1854. Midshipman, 
U. S. N., June 11, 1858. Passed Midshipman, January 28, 1861. 
Master, February 28, 1861. Lieutenant, April 19, 1861, Lieutenant 
Commander, March 3, 1865. Commander, April 13, 1872. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Cokimbia. Insignia No. 2397. 

DeWITT, Calvin 

ASSISTANT SURGEON (Captain), U. S. A. 

Captain, 49th Pennsylvania Infantiy, U. S. V., October 24, 1861. Resigned, 
January 18, 1863. 

Assistant Surgeon (ist Lieutenant), U. S. A., May 14, 1867. Assistant 
Surgeon (Captain), May 14, 1870, 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandeiy of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2668. 

DRUM, Richard Coulter 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, ADJUTANT GENERAL, U.S. A. 

Private, 1st Pennsylvania Volunteers, December 8, 1846. 2d Lieutenant of 
Infantry, U. S, A., February 18, 1847. ^d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 
April 9, 1847. Transferred to 4th Artillery, March 8, 1848. ist Lieu- 
tenant, 4th Artillery, September 15, 1850. Brevet Captain, Assistant 
Adjutant General, March 16, 1861. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, 
August 3, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, July 
17, 1862, Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, February 22, 1869. 
Brigadier General, Adjutant General, June 15, 1880. 

Brevet ist Lieutenant, September 13, 1847. Brevet Colonel, September 24, 
1864. Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2361. 

DUDLEY, William Wade 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 19th Indiana Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. ^ 

Captain, 19th Indiana Infantry, July 29, 1861. Major, September 18, 1862. 
Lieutenant Colonel, October 8, 1862. Discharged on account of 
wounds, June 30, 1 864. Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2286. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the Distsict of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. 



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ENGLE, James Edgar 

2d LIEUTENANT, Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry, January 15, 1862. Corporal, 
May 2, 1863. ist Sergeant, August I, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, Veteran 
Reserve Corps, August 17, 1864. Assigned to i6th regiment Veteran 
Reserve Corps, September 27, 1865. Mustered out, June 30, 1866, 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia. No. 3084. 



ENGLISH, Earl 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 25, 1840. Passed Midshipman, July ii, 1846. 
Master, March i, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855, Lieutenant 
Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 
September 28, 1871. Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, 
November 20, 1878, Commodore, March 25, 1880. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2399. 



EVANS, Robley Dunglison 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. ^ 
Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 20, i860. Acting Ensign, 
U. S. N., October i, 1863. Master, May 10, 1866. Lieutenant, July 
25, 1866. Lieutenant Commander, March 12, 1868. Commander, 
July 12, 1878. 

Elected November 6, 1878, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusets. Insignia No. 1863. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. Member of Council, February i, 1882, to . 



FARQUHAR, Francis U. 

MAJOR, Corps of Engineers ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A, 
Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1858. 2d Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, U. 

S. A., June 17, 1862. ist Lieutenant, March 3, 1863. Captain, April 

22, 1864. Major, September 5, 1871. 
Brevet Major, August i, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, April 9, 1865. 
Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. 
Declined election. 



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FEBIGER, John Carson 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S, N., September 4, 1838. Passed Midshipman, May 20, 
1844. Master, July 13, 1852. Lieutenant, April 30, 1853, Comman- 
der, August 27, 1862. Captain, May 6, 1868. Commodore, August 9, 
1874. Rear Admiral, February 4, 1882. Retired, July i, 1882. 

Elected April 4, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 1014. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



FILLEBROWN, Thomas Scott 

COMMODORE, U S. N. 

Midshipman, October 19, 1841. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847. 
Master, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant, September 15, 1855. Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862, Commander, July 25, 1866. Cap- 
tain, January 6, 1874. Commodore, May 7, 1883. 

Elected July 2, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 325. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



FU/i/T, James Milton 

SURGEON, (Lieutenant Commander) U. S. N. 
Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., April 14, 1862. Assistant Surgeon, 

October 25, 1863. Passed Assistant Surgeon, December 16, 1866. 

Surgeon, June 24, 1874. 
Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2508. 



FORSYTH, Lewis Cass 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., June 11, 1862. Mustered out, 

November 3, 1866. 
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A., March 11, 1867. 
Brevet Major, U. S. A,, March 11, 1867. 
Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2347. 



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FOSTER, Robert San ford 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Private, Indiana Volunteers, April 15, 1861, Captain, nth Indiana Volun- 
teers (three months' troops), April 22, 1861. Major, 13th Indiana In- 
fantry, U. S. v., June 19, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, October 25, 1861. 
Colonel, April 30, 1862. Brigadier General, U. S. V., June 13, 1863. 
Mustered out, September 25, 1865. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 31, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Coramandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2843. 

FRANKLIN, Samuel Rhodes 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 18, 1841. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847. 

Master, April 18, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant 

Commander, July 16, 1862, Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 

August 13, 1872. Commodore, May 28, 1881. ■ 
Elected June 3, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 807. Transferred to Commandery of 

the District of Columbia, April 11, 1882. 

FREUDENBERG, Charles Godfrey 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, Veteran Reserve Corps ; BREVET COLONEL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 52d New York Infantry, U. S. V., August 3, 1861. Major, No- 
vember, 9, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, November 24, 1862. Major, 
Veteran Reserve Corps, November 26, 1863. Lieutenant Colonel, 
April 22, 1864. Mustered out, March 9, 1866. 

Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, 45th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Transferred to 14th 
Infantry, July 22, 1869. Retired, December 15, 1870. Given rank of 
Lieutenant Colonel by act of Congress, March 3, 1877. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2351. 

GAINES, Theophilus 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE, U. S. V. 

Captain, 5th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., April 20, 1861. Major, Judge Advo- 
cate, U. S. v., November 1, 1862. Mustered out, May 31, 1866. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2287. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i , 

1882. Treasurer, February i, 1882, to . 

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GARDNER, Hezekiah 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Captain, looth Illinois Infantry, U. S, V., August 30, 1862. Mustered out, 

August 18, 1864. Captain, Veteran Reserve Corps, September 15, 1864. 

Mustered out, October 28, 1866, 
Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 
Captain, 44th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, May 27, 1869. 

Retired, December 15, 1870, on account of loss of right leg. 
Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 
Elected June 1, 1881, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Massachusetts. Insignia No. 2246. Transferred to Commandery 

of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

GETTY, George Washington. 

COLONEL, 4th Artillery ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September i, 1836. 2d Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, July 
1,1840. 1st Lieutenant, October 31, 1845. Captain, November 4, 
1853. Transferred to 5th Artillery, May 14, 1861. Major, 5th Artil- 
lery, August I, 1863. Colonel, 37th Infantry, July 28, 1866. Trans- 
ferred to 3d Infantry, March 15, 1869. Transferred to 3d Artillery, 
January i, 1871. Transferred to 4th Artillery, July 17, 1882. 

Brevet Captain, August 20, 1847. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, April 19, 
1863. Brevet Colonel, May 5, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General and 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, September 28, 1861. Brigadier Gen- 
eral, September 25, 1862. Mustered out, October 9, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, August i, 1864. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2602. 

GILMAN, Jeremiah Howard 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1852. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Artillery, 

U. S. A., July I, 1856. 2d Lieutenant, ist Artillery, October 31, 1856. 

1st Lieutenant, April 27, 1861. Captain, 19th Infantry, May 14, 1861. 

Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, February 9, 1863. 
Brevet Major, April 7, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, December 31, 

1862. 
Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2509. 



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GODDARD, Henry Perkins 

CAPTAIN, 14th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 2d New York Cavalry, U. S. V,, March 7, 1862. Resigned, 
May 26, 1862. Sergeant Major, 14th Connecticut Infantry, June 11, 
1862. 2d Lieutenant, September 17, 1862. ist Lieutenant, December 
20, 1862. Captain, March 19, 1864. Resigned, April 26, 1864. 

Elected February 4, 1874, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1521. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, May 3, 1882. 

GOODLOE, Green Clay 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER, U. S. M. C. 

ist LIEUTENANT, 23d Kentucky Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Kentucky State Militia (in State service), April, 1861, to April 14, 
1862, 1st Lieutenant, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V., April 14, 1862 
(not mustered). Volunteer Aide-de-Camp on staff of General G. C. 
Smith, June 11, 1862, to October 16, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 23d Ken- 
tucky Infantry, U. S. V., October 16, 1862. Resigned, August 26, 
1863. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, April 21, 1869. ist Lieutenant, January 12, 
1876. Major, Paymaster, March 17, 1877. 

Elected March 9, 1881^, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2166. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 
Member of Council, February i, 1882, to . 

GOODRELL, Mancil Clay 

ist LIEUTENANT, U. S. M. C. 

Private, 15th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V., January 29, 1862. Honorably dis- 
charged, April 18, 1865. 2d Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, March 
9, 1865. 1st Lieutenant, April 16, 1870. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Insigna No. 2357. 

GRAHAM, George Richard 

MAJOR, U. S. M. C. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, July 27, 1847. ist Lieutenant, Octo- 
ber 22, 1850. Captain, July 26, 1861. Major, June 21, 1864. Re- 
tired, January 21, 1876. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2659. 



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GRAHAM, Niel Ferguson 

SURGEON, I2th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Assistant Surgeon, I2th Ohio Infantiy, July 15, 1862. Surgeon, December 
28, 1862. Mustered out, July 11, 1864. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2828. 



GRESHAM, Walter Quintin 

BRIGADIER GENERAL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Lieutenant Colonel, 38th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., September 18, 1861. 
Colonel, 53d Indiana Infantry, March 10, 1862. Mustered out, Au- 
gust 25, 1863. Brigadier General, U. S. V., August 25, 1863. Mus- 
tered out, April 30, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia, Insignia No. 2833. 



GRIER, William 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR (COMMODORE), U. S. N. 

Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., March 7, 1838. Surgeon, April 14, 1852, 
Medical Director, March 3, 1871. Retired, October 5, 1878. 
Elected July 11, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 790. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



GRIFFITH, William Emmor 

CAPTAIN, 22d Pennsylvania Cavalry, U. S. V. 

Private, Independent Company, "Washington Cavalry," Pennsylvania Vol- 
unteers, January 4, 1862. Quartermaster Sergeant, February i, 1863. 
First Sergeant, Co. B, 22d Pennsylvania Cavalry, May 15, 1864. ist 
Lieutenant, December 22, 1864. Captain, March 18, 1865. Mustered 
out. May 18, 1865. 

Elected March 5, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3171. 



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GROSS, Frank P, 

ist LIEUTENANT, U. S. A. 

Seargeant Major, 9th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., August 27, 1861. ist 
Lieutenant, October 8, 1861. Resigned (disability), April 25, 1863. 
1st Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, October 24, 1863. Mustered 
out, August 25, 1867. 

2d Lieutenant, 9th Cavalry, U, S. A., to rank from August 9, 1867. ist 
Lieutenant, December 22, 1869. Retired June 28, 1878. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3028. 

GROUT, William Wallace 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 15th Vermont Infantry, Militia. 
Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Vermont Infantry, Militia (in service of the U. S.), 
October 22, 1862. Mustered out, August 5, 1863. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2695. 



HAINES, Henry Cargill 

ad LIEUTENANT, U. S. U. C. 

Eldest son of Companion Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Jefferson Haines 
(deceased). 

Elected October 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 2939. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, November 7, 1883. 



HAINS, Peter Conover 

MAJOR, Corps of Engineers; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 
U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1857. 2d Lieutenant, 2d iVrtillery, U. S. A., 
June 24, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, June 24, 1861. Transferred to Topo- 
graphical Engineers, July 24, 1862. Transferred to Corp of Engineers, 
March 3, 1863. ■ Captain, July 18, 1863. Major, September 22, 1870. 

Brevet Captain, May 27, 1862. Brevet Major, July 4, 1863. Brevet Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected August 29, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 344. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, October 10, 1882. 



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HALSTEAD, Eminel Potter 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 2d New York Artillery, U. S. V., December ii, i86i. Captain, 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S, V,, April 14, 1862. Mustered out, 
June 25, 1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 7, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massacheusetts. Insignia No. 721. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

HARMONY, David B. . 

CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., April 7, 1847. Passed Midshipman, June 10, 1853. 
Master, September 15, 1855. Lieutenant, September 16, 1855. Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Cap- 
tain, February 4, 1875. 

Elected April 4, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 322. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, November 7, 1883. 

HARRISON, Benjamin 

COLONEL, 70th Indiana Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Colonel, 70th Indiana Infantry, August 7, 1862. Mustered out, June 8, 

1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., January 23, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2454. 

HATCH, Edward 

COLONEL, 9th Cavalry; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, 2d Iowa Cavalry, August 12, 1861. Major, September 5, 1861. 
Lieutenant Colonel, December 11, 1861. Colonel, June 13, 1862. 
Mustered out to date, April 30, 1864. Brigadier General, U. S. V., to 
rank from April 27, 1864. Mustered out, January 15, 1866. Brevet 
Major General, U. S. V., December 15, 1864. 

Colonel, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Brevet Brigadier General, 
and Brevet Major General, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2700. 



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HATTON, Frank 

2d LIEUTENANT, 184th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. G, 74th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., February 21, 1862. Dis- 
charged July 8, 1862. Private Co. C, 98th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., 
December 7, 1863. Discharged February 22, 1865. 2d Lieutenant, 
184th Ohio Infantry, February 24, 1865. Resigned, August 10, 1865. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Cokimbia. Insignia No. 2977. 

HAWK, Robert Maffiit Allison 

CAPTAIN, 92d Illinois Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S, V. 

1st Lieutenant, 92d IlHnois Infantry, September 4, 1862, Captain, March 

23, 1863. Mustered out, June 21, 1865. 
Brevet Major, U. S. V., April 10, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2431. 

Died at Washington, D. C, June 29, 1882. Buried at Mount Carroll, 
Illinois. 



HAWLEY, Joseph Roswell , 

BRIGADIER GENERAL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, 1st Connecticut Volunteers (three months' troops), April 22, 1861. 
Mustered out, July 31, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Connecticut 
Infantry, U. S. V., September 17, 1861. Colonel, May 19, 1862. 
Brigadier General, U. S. V., September 17, 1864. Mustered out Jan- 
uary 15, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., September 28, 1865. 

Elected January 5, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1064. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Februai-y i, 
1882. Commander, May 1883 to . 

HENDERSON, Alexander 

CHIEF ENGINEER (Captain), U. S. N. 
3d Assistant Engineer, U. S. N., February 26, 1851, 2d Assistant Engi- 
neer, May 21, 1853. 1st Assistant Engineer, May 9, 1857. Chief 
Engineer, June 28, 1861. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2831. 



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HENDERSON, Thomas Jefferson 

COLONEL, ii2th Illinois Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Colonel, ii2th Illinois Infantry, September 22, 1862. Mustered out, June 

20, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., November 30, 1864. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2512. 



HIGBEE, Jofjn Henley 

CAPTAIN, U. S. M. C. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, March 9, 1861. ist Lieutenant, Sep- 
tember I, 1 86 1. Captain, June 10, 1864. 
Brevet Captain, U. S. M. C, May 25, 1863. 

Elected April 12, 1871, First Class,- by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1280. Transferred to Commandery 
of the State of California, as charter member, May 3, 1871. Transferred 
to Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, September 25, 1882. 
Transferred to Commandery of the District of Columbia, May 2, 1883. 



HIGGINSON, Francis Jofin 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 21, 1857. Acting Master, 
U. S. N., July 18, 1862. Lieutenant, August i, 1862. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 25, 1866. Commander, June 10, 1876. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Distric 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2495. 



HOFFMAN, Edward Gregorie 

CAPTAIN, 165th New York Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, 5th New York Infantry, June 2, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, July, 1862 
(not mustered), ist Lieutenant, 165th New York Infantry, November 
2^8, 1862. Captain, November 28, 1864. Mustered out, April 14, 1866. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2613. 



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HOLABIRD, Samuel Beckley 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, AID-DE-CAMP, U. S. V. 

U. S. Ar7ny : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, July 
I, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, June 10, 1850. 1st Lieutenant, May 31, 
1855. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 13, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, July 29, 1866. Colonel, 
Assistant Quartermaster General, January 24, 1881. Brigadier Gene- 
ral, Quarter-master General, July i, 1883. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brig- 
adier General, March 13, 1865. 
U, S. Volwiteers : 

Major, Aide-de Camp, July 2, 1862. Colonel, Aid-de-Camp, July ii, 1862. 
Mustered out. May, 31, 1866. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2405. 



HOLT, Alexander Hollenbeck 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 138th Illinois Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Illinois Volunteers, April 24, 1861. 2d Lieutenant 1st Illinois 
Cavalry, U. S. V., July 15, 1861. Mustered out, July 14, 1862. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Illinois Volunteers (not mustered), April I, 1S62. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, 138th Illinois Infantry, June 21, 1864. Mustered out 
October 14, 1864. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2515. 



HOOD, Thomas Beal 

SURGEON (Major); BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Assistant Surgeon 76th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., November 6, 1861. Re- 
signed, January 26, 1863. Assistant Surgeon, U. S. V., April 23. 1864. 
Surgeon, July 21, 1864. Mustered out, October 13. 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2608. Chaplain, May, 1883, 
to . 



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HOOKER, George Whiie 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET LIEUTEN- 
ANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, 4th Vermont Infantry, September 21, 1861. Sergeant Major, No- 
vember,, 22, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, April 21, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
August I, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V,, August 
I, 1864. Resigned, January 4, 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., November 4, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2492.^ 



HOPKINS, Marcus Sterling 

ist LIEUTENANT, 7th Ohio Infantry and 9th Veteran Reserve Corps ; 
BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

Private, 7tli Ohio Infantry, April 25, 1861. Quartermaster Sergeant, June 
21, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, February 5, 1862, 1st Lieutenant, July 25 
1862. 1st Lieutenant, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, July 3, 1863.' 
Mustered out, January i, 1868. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2400. 



HORD, William Taliaferro 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Captain), U. S. N. 
Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., November i, 1854. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 

May 23, 1859. Surgeon, August i, 1861. Medical Inspector, July 6, 

1872. Medical Director, May i, 1879. 
Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2696. 



HOWARD, Willard 

CAPTAIN, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. D, 44th Massachusetts Infantry, September 2, 1862. Mustered 

out, April 25, 1863. 2d Lieutenant, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, May 

18, 1863. 1st Lieutenant, October 14, 1863. Adjutant, March i, 1864. 

Captain, December 3,1864. Mustered out, August 20, 1865. 
Elected March 5, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 3176. 



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HOWELL, John Camming 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, June 9, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July I, 1842. Master, 
Februaiy 21, 1849. Lieutenant August 2, 1849. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, January 29, 1 872, 
Rear Admiral, April 25, 1877. Retired, November 24, 1881. 

Elected September 19, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 374. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. 

Transferred to Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, January 3, 1883. 



HOWISON, Henry Lycurgus 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 26, 1854. Midshipman, U. 

S. N., June 11, 1858. Passed Midshipman, February 9, 1861. Master, 

March 2, 1861, Lieutenant, April 19, 1861. Lieutenant Commander, 

March 3, 1865. Commander, August 19, 1872. 
Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2353. 



HOXIE, Richard Leve ridge 

CAPTAIN, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 

Bugler, 1st Iowa Cavalry, U. S. V., June 13, 1861. Private, April 15, 1863, 
Corporal, June i, 1863. Mustered out, June 9, 1864. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, 
U. S. A., June 15, 1868. ist Lieutenant, September 22, 1870, Cap- 
tain, June 15, 1882. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2511. 



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INGALLS, Rufus 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

(/. S. Artny : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1839. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, Rifles, U. S. A., 
July I, 1843. 2d Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, March 17, 1845. ist 
Lieutenant, February 16, 1847. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 
January 12, 1848. Major, Quartermaster, January 12, 1862. Lieu.- 
tenant Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, July 28, 1866. Colonel, 
Assistant Quartermaster General, July 29, 1866. Brigadier General, 
Quartermaster General, March 10, 1882. Retired, July i, 1883. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 6, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brevet Briga- 
dier General, July 6, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Lieutenant Colonel, Aid-de-Camp, September 28, 1861. Brigadier General, 
May 23, 1863. Mustered out, September i, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 3, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 588. Transferred to Commandery of the 
State of Illinois, May 8, 1879. Transferred to Commandery of the 
District of Columbia, March 27, 1882. 



JACOBS, Ferris 

COLONEL, a6th New York Cavalry, BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 
Captain, 3d New York Cavalry, August 22, 1861. Major, June 13, 1863. 
Lieutenant Colonel, July 22, 1864. Mustered out, October 12, 1864. 
Lieutenant Colonel, 26th New York Cavalry, March 15, 1865. Colonel 
(not mustered), June 14, 1865. Mustered out, July 7, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V,, March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2433. 



JENINGS, Jefferson Harry 

ist LIEUTENANT, 17th Kentucky Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. I, 17th Kentucky Infantry, September 22, 186 1. 1st Sergeant, 
January 4, 1862. 2nd Lieutenant May 7, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, Feb- 
ruary 23, 1863. Resigned, February 5, 1864. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2832. 



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JENKINS, Thornton Alexander 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, November I, 1828. Passed Midshipman, June 14, 1834. 
Lieutenant, December 9, 1839. Commander, September 14, 1855. 
Captain, July 16, 1862. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, 
August 15, 1870. Retired, December 11, 1873. 

Elected February 12, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 158. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as a charter member, February i , 
1882. Senior Vice-Commander, February i, 1882, to . 

JOHNSON, Henry Jeffers 

ist LIEUTENANT, 1st West Virginia Infantry, and 2d West Virginia Vet- 
eran Infantry, U. S. V, 

Private, West Virginia Volunteers, July, 1861. Private, Co. G, ist West 
Virginia Infantry, U. S. V., September 5, 1861. Corporal, October 
30, 1861. Sergeant Major, January 24, 1862. ist Lieutenant, Adju- 
tant, September 23, 1862. Transferred to 2d West Virginia Veteran 
Infantry, December 10, 1864. Mustered out, July 16, 1865. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3027. 

JOHNSON, Philip Carigan 

CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 
Midshipman, August 31, 1846. Passed Midshipman, June 8, 1852. Master, 

September 15, 1855. Lieutenant September 16, 1855. Lieutenant 

Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 

June 14, 1874 
Elected January 17, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State 

of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 140. Transferred to Commandery 

of the District of Columbia, February 8, 1882. 

KEIFER, Joseph Warren 

COLONEL, iioth Ohio Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Major, 3d Ohio Infantry, April 27, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, February 12, 
1862. Colonel iioth Ohio Infantry, September 30, 1862. Mustered 
out, June 27, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, November 30, 1864. Brevet Major General, 
July I, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2484. 



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KELLOGG, Augustus Green/eaf 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S, N, A., September 21, i860. Ensign, U. S. N., 
May 28, 1863. Master, November 10, 1865. Lieutenant, November 
10, 1866, Lieutenant Commander, March 12, 1868. Commander, 
July 11,1880. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2358. 

Transferred to Commandery of the State of Ohio, September i, 1883. 



KIMBERL Y, Lewis Ashfield 

CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., December 8, 1846. Passed Midshipman, June 8, 
1852. Master, September 15, 1855. Lieutenant, September 16, 1855. 
Lieutenant Commander, July i6, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. 
Captain, October 3, 1874. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3083. 



KING, Cornelius Low 

CAPTAIN, i2th Infantry; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, 14th Lifantry, U. S. A., May 14, 1861. Captain, 12th In- 
fantry, February 19, 1862. Resigned, July 30, 1868. 
Brevet Major, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., August i, 1864. 

Elected March 5, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No, 3175. 



KIRKWOOD, Samuel J. 

A gentleman in civil life who, during the Rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who, as Governor of the State of Iowa, was most active and 
eminent in maintaining the supremacy of the same. 

Elected March 7, 1883, Third Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 3169. 



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KNAP, Charles 

A gentleman in civil life, who, during the rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who was active and eminent in maintaining the supremacy 
of the same. 

Elected December 5, 1883, Third Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3031. 

KNEFLER, Frederick 

COLONEL, 79th Indiana Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U.S. V. 

Private, Indiana Volunteers, April 15, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, nth Indiana 
Volunteers (3 months' troops), April 22, 1861. Captain, June i, 1861. 
Captain nth Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., August 31, 1861. Captain, 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., December 5, 1861. Colonel, 
79th Indiana Infantry, September 28, 1862. Mustered out, June 7, 
1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2846. 

KNIFFIN, Gilbert Crawford ' 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE, U. S. V. Assigned to 
duty with rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 

Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. V., August 20, 1861. Assigned 
to duty as Chief Commissary with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under 
act of July 17, 1862), January 20, 1863. Mustered out, July 18, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2684. 

LANDERS, Thomas 

ASSISTANT SURGEON, loth Colored Artillery ; BREVET CAPTAIN, 
U. S. V. 

Medical Cadet, U. S. A., May 16, 1863. Discharged, May 16, 1864. Re- 
appointed, June 7, 1864. Discharged, July 27, 1864. Acting Assistant 
Surgeon, U. S. A., March 16, 1865. Discharged, July 14, 1865. As- 
sistant Surgeon, loth Colored Artillery, U, S. V., September 25, 1865. 
Mustered out, February 22, 1867. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3030. 



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LILLY, Eli 

COLONEL, gth Indiana Cavalry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 2ist Indiana Infantry, July 24, 1861. Resigned, December 
9, 1 86 1. Captain, 18th Battery, Indiana Artillery, August 20, 1862. 
Major, 9th Indiana Cavalry, April 4, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, Dec- 
ember 28, 1864. Colonel (not mustered), June 4, 1865. Mustered out, 
August 25, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia, Insignia No. 2844. 

LINCOLN, Charles Perry 

CAPTAIN, 19th Michigan Infantry, U. S. V. 

1st Sergeant, Co. C, ist Michigan Volunteers (three months' troops), April 
19, 1 86 1. Mustered out August 7, 1861. Captain, 19th Michigan In- 
fantry, U. S. v., September 5, 1862. Resigned, May i, 1864. 

Elected Januarys, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2667. 

LORING, Charles Harding 

CHIEF ENGINEER (Captain) ; Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering, 
with relative rank of COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

3d Assistant Engineer, U. S. N., February 26, 185 1. 2d Assistant Engineer, 
May 21, 1853. 1st Assistant Engineer, May 9, 1857. Chief Engineer, 
March 25, 1861. Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering, January 18, 
1884. 

Elected October 6, 1875, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1693. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the State of New York, May 19, 1880. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, February 6, 1884. 

L YMAN, Wyllys 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, loth Vermont Infantry, U. S. V. 
CAPTAIN, 5th Infantry; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, loth Vermont Infantry, U. S. V., August 15, 1862. 
Major, February 24, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel (not mustered), June 
15, 1865. Mustered out, June 28, 1865. 

Captain, 40th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866, Transferred to 25th In- 
fantry, April 20, 1869. Transferred to 5th Infantry, December 15, 
1870. 

Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected July 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Distric 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2849. 



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HIcCQID, Moses Ayres 

2d LIEUTENANT, 2d Iowa Infantry. U. S. V. 
Private, Co. E, 2cl Iowa Infantry, May 24, 1861. Sergeant, May 28, 1861. 
2d Lieutenant, January 16, 1862. Mustered out. May 23, 1864. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 3032. 



McGINNIS, George Francis 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. K, nth Indiana Volunteers (three months' troops), April 15, 

1861. Captain, April 16, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, April 25, 1861. 
Mustered out August 4, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, iith Indiana In- 
fantiy, U. S. V., August 31, 1861. Colonel, September 3, 1861. Brig- 
adier General, U. S. v., May 2, 1863, to rank, from November 29, 

1862. Mustered out, August 24, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2845. 



McKEAN, Henry Benjamin x 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, U. S. V., 
COLONEL, 35th Pennsylvania Militia, in service of U. S. 

Private, Co. I, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, (35th Pennsylvania Infantry), 
April 22, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, July 27, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, May 12, 1862. Resigned on account of disability, November 
25, 1862, Colonel 35th Pennsylvania Militia, in service of the U. S., 
July 2, 1863. Mustered out, August 7, 1863, 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3177. 



McKEE, Thomas Hudson 

ist LIEUTENANT, ist West Virginia Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. B, 1st West Virginia Infantry, September 12, 1861. Corporal, 
October 3, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, November i, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
January 16, 1863. Mustered out, May 12, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2876. 



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McKEEVER, Chauncey. 



LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; 
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, ist Artillery, 
July I, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, July 27, 1850. ist Lieu- 
tenant, December 24, 1853. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant Gene- 
ral, July 1, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 1861 . 
Major, Assistant Adjutant General, July 17, 1862. Lieutenant Colonel, 
Assistant Adjutant General, March 3, 1875. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 24, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brevet 
Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

V. S. Volunteers : 
Assigned as Assistant Adjutant General, August 20, 1862, to December 31, 
1862, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under act of July, 17, 1862). 

Elected November 2, 1870, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of New York. Insignia No. 1223. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
1882. Member of Council, February i, 1882, to May, 1883. 



McKIBBIN, David Bell 

MAJOR; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

COLONEL, 158th and 214th Pennsylvania Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

2d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, March 3, 1855, ist Lieutenant, March i, 1861. 
Captain, 14th Infantry, May 14, 1861. Transferred to 32d Infantry, 
September 21, 1866. Major, loth Infantry, September 15, 1867. Un- 
assigned, March 15, 1869. Assigned to loth Cavalry, January i, 1871. 
Retired, May 31, 1875. 

Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S, Volunteers : 
Colonel, 150th Pennsylvania Infantry, November 24, 1862. Mustered out, 

August 12, 1863. Colonel, 214th Pennsylvania Infantry, April 5, 1865. 

Mustered out, April 30, 1866. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 5, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 653. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 
\ 1882. 



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McKIBBIN, Joseph Chambers 

COLONEL, AIDE de CAMP, U. S. V. 

Colonel, Aide de Camp, U. S. V,, November 29, 1861, Resigned, January 
29, 1864. 

Elected December 5, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3024. 

McKINLEY, William 

CAPTAIN, 23d Ohio Infantry, ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. E, 23d Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., June 11 1861. Commissary 

Sergeant, April 15, 1862. 2d Lieutenant November 3, 1862. ist 

Lieutenant, March 30, 1863. Captain, September i, 1864. Mustered 

out, July 26, 1865. 
Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 
Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 3029. 

McMICHAEL, Clayton 

CAPTAIN, gth Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, U. S. A., August 5, 1861, ist Lieu- 
tenant, August 5, 1 86 1. Captain, March 4, 1864. Resigned, Septem- 
ber 28, 1865. 
i3revet Major, U. S. A., ApHl 2, 1865. 

Elected December 5, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3025. 

MACY, William Wilberforce 

CAPTAIN, 20th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 
Sergeant, Co. C, 19th Indiana Infantry, July 29, 1861. ist Lieutenant, 
April 26, 1863. Captain, 20th Indiana Infantry, December 14, 1864. 
Mustered out, July 12, 1865. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2657. 

MAGINNIS, Martin 

MAJOR, nth Minnesota Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, ist Minnesota Infantry, April 18, 1861. ist Sergeant, April 29, 

1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, January 8, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, September 17, 

1862. Captain, September 24, 1863. Mustered out. May 5, 1864. 
Major, nth Minnesota Infantry, September 16, 1864. Mustered out, 
June 26, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2403. 



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MANDERSON, Charles Frederick 

COLONEL, 19th Ohio Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 19th Ohio Volunteers (3 months' troops), May 30, 1861. Captain, 
19th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., September 26, 1861. Major, April 7, 

1862. Lieutenant Colonel, P'ebruary 28, 1863. Colonel, April 14, 

1863. Resigned, on account of wounds, March 17, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2825. 



MANNING, Stephen Hart 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER, Assigned to duty with rank 
of COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Quartermaster Sex"geant, ist Maine Volunteers (3 months' troops), May 3, 
1 86 1. Mustered out, August 5, 1861. ist Lieutenant, Regimental 
Quartermaster, 5th Maine Infantry, U. S. V., September 2, 1861. Cap- 
tain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., November 26, 1862. Assigned 
to duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under Act of July 17, 1862), 
May 26, 1865. Assigned to duty with rank of Colonel (under Act of 
July 4, 1864), November 9, 1865. Mustered out, October 5, 1866. 

Brevet Major, December 2, 1864; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel 
and Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2605. 

MARBLE, Frank Earl 

CAPTAIN, ist United States Sharpshooters, U. S. V. 
ist Lieutenant ist United States Sharpshooters, September 23, 1861. Cap- 
tain, July 4, 1862. Mustered out, September 23, 1864. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2694. 



MASON, Theodoras Bailey Myers 

LIEUTENANT, U. S. N. 

Actnig Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 20, 1864. Ensign, April 
19, 1869. Master, July 12, 1872. Lieutenant, November 20, 1872. 

Elected May 7, 1879, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 1844. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, December 6, 1882. 



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MATTHEWS, Stanley 

COLONEL, 51st Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Lieutenant Colonel, 23d Ohio Infantry, June 7, i86i. Colonel, 51st Ohio 
Infantry, October 24, 1861. Resigned, April 11, 1863. 

Elected November 2, 1881, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2258. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, April 14, 1882. 



MEIGS, Montgomery Cunningham 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1832. 2d Lieutenant, ist Artillery, U. S. A., 
July I, 1836. 1st Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 7, 1838. Cap- 
tain, March 3,1853. Colonel, nth Infantry, May 14, 1861, Brig- 
adier General, Quartermaster General, May 15, 1861. Brevet Major 
General, July 5, 1864. Retired, February 6, 1882. 

Elected July 2, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 315. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



MERRY, John Fairfield 

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Ensign, U. S. N., October 15, 1862. Acting Master, vSeptember 23, 
1865. Ensign, March 12, 1868, Master, December 16, 1868. Lieu- 
tenant, March 21, 1870. Lieutenant Commander, December i, 1883. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2404. 



MILLER, John Franklin 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJORGENERAL, U. S. V. 

Colonel, 29th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., August 20, 1861. Brigadier 

General, U, S. V., April 30, 1864. Resigned, September 25, 1865. 
Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 5, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
California. Insignia No. 1330. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882. Com- 
mander, February i, 1882, to May, 1883. 



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MITCHELL, Frederick William 

CAPTAIN, i2th Illinois Cavalry, U. S. V. 
Private, 13th New York State Militia (three mouths' troops), x\pril 23, 1861. 
Mustered out, August 6, 1861. Private, Co. B, McClellan Dragoons, 
November 1.5, 186 1. 2d Lieutenant, 12th Illinois Cavalry, January 19, 
1863. 1st Lieutenant, March 25, 1863. Captain, March 17, 1864. 
Mustered out, March 17, 1865. 

Elected March 5, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3170. 

MUSSEY, Reuben Delavan 

CAPTAIN, 19th Infantry; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, looth Colored Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 
Captain, 19th Infantry, May 14, 1861. Resigned, February 19, 1866. 
Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Colonel, 1 00th U. S. Colored Infantry, June 14, 1864. Mustered out, 

December 26, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2292. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

NEILL, Thomas William 

ist LIEUTENANT, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalay, U. S. V. 
1st Sergeant, "Commonwealth," Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (3 months' 
troops), April 24, 1861. Mustered out, August 5, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, October 30, 1861. ist Lieutenant, Novem- 
ber 20, 1862. Resigned, August 13, 1863. 

Elected October 4, 1865, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 43. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, February 7, 1883. 

NELSON, Henry Clay 

MEDICAL INSPECTOR (Commander), U. S. N. 
Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N,, May 9, 1861. Passed Assistant burgeon, 
October 26, 1863. Surgeon, October 25, 1864. Medical Inspector, 
April 20, 1879. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2669. 



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NEWBOLD, Charles 

CAPTAIN, igth Infantry, U. S. A. 
2d Lieutenant, 3d Cavalry, U. S. A., November 16, 1861; 1st Lieutenant, 

5th Infantry, U. S. A., August 26, 1863. Captain, 19th Infantry, July 

28, 1866, Resigned, November 18, 1867. 
Brevet Captain, January 30, 1863. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3081. 

NEWTON, Charles Wesley 

ist LIEUTENANT, 20th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 
1st Lieutenant, 20tli Connecticut Infantry, September 8, 1862. Monoralily 
discharged, May 28, 1863. 

Elected July 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Disrrict 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2848. 

NICHOLS, Edward Tatnall 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, December 14, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July i, 1842. 
Master, August 2, 1849. Lieutenant, March 13, 1850. Commander, 
July 16, 1862, Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, May 24, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, February\ 26, 1878. 

Elected October 6, 1875, First Class, by Commandeiy of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1690. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

NICKERSON, Azor Howitt 

MAJOR, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 8th Ohio Infantiy, U. S. V., August 17, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, April 30, 1862. Captain, January 20, 1863. Captain, Veteran 
Reserve Corps, November 12, 1863. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 14th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866. Transferred to 23d Infantry, September 21, 1866. 
Captain, July 8, 1868. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, June 15, 
1878. Retired, June 28, 1882. Resigned, November 15, 1883. 

Elected July 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
California. Insignia No. 1418. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. Regis- 
trar, from February i, 1882, to May 1 883. 

Expelled, November 7, 1883. 



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NOR R IS, Basil 

SURGEON, (LIEUTENANT COLONEL); BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Assistant Surgeon (ist Lieutenant), U. S. A., Octobei- ii, 1852. Assistant 
Surgeon (Captain), October 11, 1857. Surgeon (Major), April 16, 1862. 
Surgeon (Lieutenant Colonel), August ii, 1882. 

Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865, 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2660. 

NYE, George Henry 

COLONEL, 29th Maine Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, ist Maine Infantry, April 20, 1861 (mustered. May 3, 1861). 
Mustered out, August 5, 1861. Captain, loth Maine Infantry, October 
4, 1861. Mustered out. May 7, 1863. Captain, 29th Maine Infantry, 
November 13, 1863. Major, October 18, 1864. Colonel, December 
20, 1864. Mustered out, June 21, 1866. 

Brevet Brigadier General, October 28, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 
13, 1865. 

Elected April 6, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1053. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, April 5, 1882. 

O'CONNOR, Henry 

MAJOR, 35th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, ist Iowa Volunteers (three months' service), May 4, 1861. Mus- 
tered out, August 21, 1 86 1. Major, 35th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V,, 
September 18, 1862. Resigned, June 4th, 1863. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2658. 

ORDWAY, Albert 

COLONEL, 24th Massachusetts Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENE- 
RAL, U. S. V. 

Private, 4th Battalion Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, April 19, 
1 861. 1st Lieutenant, 24th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., Septem- 
ber 2, 1 861. Captain, July 5, 1864. Major, November 21, 1864. 
Lieutenant Colonel, April 6, 1865. Colonel, May 7, 1865 (mustered 
February 9, 1866). Mustered out, February 10, 1866. 

Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Massachusetts. Insignia No. 784. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. Re- 
corder, February i, 1882, to . 



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PAINE, Halbert Eleazer 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 2d Wisconsin Volunteers (three months' 
troops), April, i86i. Colonel, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, U. S. V., July 
2, 1861, Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1863. Mustered 
out, May 15, 1865. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3085. 

PALMER, Inn is Newton 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army - , 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles, 

July I, 1846. 2d Lieutenant, July 20, 1847. ist Lieutenant, January 

27, 1853. Captain, 2d Cavalry, March 3, 1855. Major, April 25, 

1861. Lieutenant Colonel, September 23, 1863. Colonel, June 9, 1868. 

Retired, March 20, 1879. 
Brevet ist Lieutenant, August 20, 1847. Brevet Captain, September 13, 

1847. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 21, 1861. Brevet Colonel and 

Bevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 
Brigadier General, September 23, 1861. Mustered out, January 15, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 

Columbia. Insignia No. 2518, 

PARKER, David Bigelow 

2d LIEUTENANT, ^2^. New York Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. D, 72d New York Infantry, May 28, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 

June 6, 1863. Mustered out, June 20, 1864. 
Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 

Columbia. Insignia No. 2976. 

PAXTON, John R. 

2d LIEUTENANT, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, August 22, 1862. 2d Sergeant, May, 
1863. 1st Sergeant, October, 1863. 2d Lieutenant, December 10, 1864. 
Mustered out. May 31, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2294. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 
Chaplain from February i, 1882, to January 3, 1883. 

Transferred to Commandeiy of the State of New York, January 3, 1883, 
7 



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PAXTON, Wilson N. 

CAPTAIN, 140th Pensylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, August 22, 1862. ist Lieu- 
tenant, September 8, 1862. Captain (not mustered), April 16, 1865. 
Mustered out, May 15, 1865. 

Elected July 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2875. 



PAYNE, James George 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant 145th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., September 10, 1862. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., April 7, 1864. Mustered 

out October i, 1867. 
Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Insignia No. 2665. 



PERRY, Alexander James 

COLONEL, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER GENERAL; 
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S, A. 

U. S. Army : 
Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1847. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, 
July I, 1851. 2d Lieutenant, July 1 , 1852. ist Lieutenant, September 
27, 1854. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 17, 1861. Major, 
Quartermaster, July 29, 1866. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quarter- 
master General, March 3, 1875. Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster 
General, August 31, 1883. 
Brevet Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier General, U. S. A.," 
March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster (under Act of July 17, 1862), from Jan- 
uary I, 1863, to August I, 1864. Colonel, Quartermaster (under Act 
of July 4, 1864), from August 2, 1864, to January i, 1867, 

Elected May 2, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2830. 



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PERRY, Oran 

COLONEL, 69th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. B, i6th Indiana Volunteers (three months' troops), April 19, 

1861. Sergeant Major, May 14, 1861. Mustered out, August — ,1861. 
1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, 69th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., July 16, 

1862. Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1863. Colonel (not mustered), 
April 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 5, 1865. 

Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2850. 



PETTIBONE, Augustus Herman 

MAJOR, 20th Wisconsin Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private Co. B, 19th Wisconsin Infantry, January 8, 1862. Sergeant, March 
31, 1862. 2d Lieutenant, 20th Wisconsin Infantry, July 15, 1862. Cap- 
tain, August 2, 1862. Major, February 2, 1863. Resigned, June 17, 
1865. 

Elected March 5, 1884^ First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 3174. 



PLUMB, Preston B, 

COLONEL, nth Kansas Cavalry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, Kansas Volunteers, August 12, 1862. Captain, nth Kansas 
Infantry, U. S. V., September 5, 1862. Major, September 25, 1862. 
(Designation of regiment changed in August, 1863, to nth Kansas 
Cavalry.) Lieutenant Colonel, May 17, 1864. Colonel, July 17, 
1865, (not mustered). Mustered out, September 30, 1865. 

Elected March 5, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3172. 



52 
POE, Orlando Metcalfe 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Ari?iy : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September i, 1852. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, Topo- 
graphical Engineers, July i, 1856. 2d Lieutenant October 7, 1856. 
1st Lieutenant, July i, i860. Transferred to Corps of Engineers, 
March 3, 1863. Captain, March 3, 1863. Major, March 7, 1867. 
Lieutenant Colonel, June 30, 1882, Colonel, A. D. C, to General of 
the Army, January i, 1873, to February 8, 1884. 

Brevet Majo>, July 6, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September i, 1864. 
Brevet Colonel, December 21, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General, March 
13. 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 2d Michigan Infantry, September 16, 1861. Brigadier General, 
November 29, 1862. Expired by limitation, March 4, 1863. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2697. 

POOR, Frederick Wheeler 

ist LIEUTENANT 24th Battery Ohio Artillery, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 24th Battery Ohio Light Artillery, August 4, 1863. ist Lieu- 
tenant, December 2, T864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2355. 

POQPE, Ben : Perley 

MAJOR, 8th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the United States. 
Major, 8th Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, May 16, 1861. Mus- 
tered out, August I, 1 861. 
Elected February 4, 1874, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1516. Transferred to Command - 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

POPE, Benjamin Franklin 

ASSISTANT SURGEON (Captain), U. S. A. 

Assistant Surgeon, loth New York Artillery, U. S. V., July 18, 1864. Mus- 
tered out, July 19, 1865. 

Assistant Surgeon (ist Lieutenant), U. S. A., May 14, 1867. Assistant 
Surgeon (Captain), U. S. A., May 13, 1869. 

Elected October 6, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 1190. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, February 7, 1883. 



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POTTER, Joseph Adams 

MAJOR; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 
1st Lieutenant, 15th Infantry, September 27, 1861. Captain, Assistant 
Quartermaster, September 27, 1861, Major, Quartermaster, January i8> 
1867. Retired, April 21, 1879. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, March 
13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 
Assigned to duty as Quartermaster with rank of Colonel (under Act of July 
4, 1864), from September 24, 1864, to January i, 1867. 

Elected May 2, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2829. 



PURINGTON, George Augustus 

MAJOR 3d Cavalry ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 2d Ohio Cavalry, U. S. V. 

1st Sergeant, 19th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1861. Discharged? 
August 31, 1861. Majof, 2d Ohio Cavalry, September 10, 1861. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, July 10, 1863. Colonel (not mustered), April, 1864. 
Mustered out, November i, 1864. 

Captain, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Major 3d Cavalry, October 
25, I883. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., 
March 2, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2485. 



QUACKENBUSH, Stephen P. 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., February 15, 1840. Passed Midshipman, July 11, 
1846. Lieutenant, September 4, 1855. Lieutenant Commander, July 
16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, July 25, 1871. Com- 
modore, March 13, 1880. 

Elected March 3, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 3173. 



54 
QUEEN, Walter W. 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, October 7, 1841. Passed Midshipman, x\ugust- 10, 1847. 
Master, September 15, 1855. Lieutenant, September 16, 1855, Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 15, 1866. Cap- 
tain, June 4, 1874. Commodore, February 9, 1884. 

Elected November 13, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 540. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

RAMSAY, Joseph Gales 

CAPTAIN, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 
2d Lieutenant, 2d x\rtillery, August 5, 1861. ist Lieutenant, November 12, 
1 86 1. Captain, February 5, 1867. 
U. S. Vohmteers : 
Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, November 17, 1864. Mustered out, 
August 3, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Declined election. 

RAUM, Green Berry 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Major, 56th Illinois Infantry, U. S. V., September 28, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, June 26, 1862. Colonel, August 31, 1862. Brigadier Gene- 
ral, U. S. v., April 17, 1865. Mustered out. May 6, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., September 19, 1864. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandeiy of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2296. Transferred to Commandeiy 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

RAYMOND, John Baldwin 

CAPTAIN, 31st Illinois Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. I, 31st Illinois Infantry, November 2, 1861. Sergeant Major, 
February 6, 1 863, 2d Lieutenant, August 6, 1863. Captain, October 
4, 1863. Mustered out, December 30, 1864. 

Elected November 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2940. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, March 5, 1884. 



55 
RICE, John Birchard 

SURGEON, 72d Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Assistant Surgeon, loth Ohio Volunteers (3 months' troops), May 8, 1861. 

Assistant Surgeon, loth Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., June 3, 1861. Surgeon, 

72d Ohio Infantry, November 25, 1861. Mustered out, December 2, 

1864. 
Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Cokmibia. Insignia No. 2701. 

RITTENHOUSE, Benjamin Franklin 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET MAJOR, U, S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 5th Artillery, U. S. A., May 14, 1861. ist Lieutenant, July 
13, 1862. Captain, 20th Infantry, July 28, 1866 (declined). Captain, 
5th Artilleiy, January 5, 1870. Retired, October 7, 1874. 

Brevet Captain, August i, 1864. Brevet Major, March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1412. Transferred to Commandery 
of the State of New York, November 5, 1879. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, November 3, 1882. 

ROCHESTER, William Beaffy 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, PAYMASTER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. V., June i, 1861. 

Major, Paymaster, U. S. A., January 17, 1867. Brigadier General, Pay- 
master General, February 17, 1882. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2610. 

ROCKWELL, Almon Ferdinand 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S, A., Assigned to duty virith rank of COLONEL, U.S.A. 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. V., October 26, 1861. Captain, As- 
sistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., September 15, 1863. Major, Assis- 
tant Adjutant General, U. S. V., February 23, 1865. Mustered out, 
April I, 1867. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A., January 18, 1867. Assigned to 
duty as Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds in the District 
of Columbia, with rank of Colonel (under Act of March 3, 1873) ^^'on^ 
April I, 1881. 

Brevet Major and Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2348. 



56 
ROGERS, Robert Morris 

ist LIEUTENANT, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 
Private, Co, A, 3d West Virginia Cavalry, U. S. V., October 19, 1861. 2d 
Lieutenant, 5th West Virginia Infantry, U. S. V., April 8, 1862. ist 
Lieutenant, 73d Ohio Infantry, U. S. V,, November 20, 1862. 
, Cadet, U. .S. M. A., September 29, 1863. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, U. S. 
A., June 17, 1867. 1st Lieutenant, April 13, 1870. 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 3083. 



ROSS, William Edward Wyatt 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, loth Maryland Infantry and 31st Colored 
Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 
Lieutenant Colonel, loth Maryland Infantry, June 3, 1863. Mustered out, 
January 29, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Colored Infantry, U. S. V., 
June 22, 1864. Discharged on account of wounds, March ii, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 11, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2681. 



ROWAN, Hamilton 

2d LIEUTENANT, 2d Artillery U. S. A. 
Eldest son of Companion Vice Admiral S. C Rowan. 

Elected November 1, 1882, Second Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2612. 



ROWAN, Stephen Clegg 

VICE ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, Februaiy i, 1826. Passed Midshipman, April 28, 1832. 
Lieutenant, March 8, 1837. Commander, September 14, 1855. Com- 
modore, July 16, 1862. Rear Admiral, July 25, 1866. Vice Admiral, 
August 15, 1870. 

Eected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2510. 



57 
RUGGLES, George David 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Army: 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September i, 1851. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, ist Infantry, 
July I, 1855. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Infantry, July I, 1855. 1st Lieuten- 
ant, May 2, 1861. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, July i, 
1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 1861. Major, 
Assistant Adjutant General, July 17, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel, Assist- 
ant Adjutant General, June 15, 1880. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. Brevet Colonel and Brevet 
Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, June 28, 1862. Mustered out, May 31, 1866. 
Brevet Brigadier General, April 9, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2398. Member of Council, May, 1883, 
to . 



SACKET, Delos Bennet 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, INSPECTOR GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR 
GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1840. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, 
July I, 1845. 2d Lieutenant, ist Dragoons, June 30, 1846, ist Lieu- 
tenant, December 27, 1848. Captain, ist Cavalry, March 3, 1855, 
Major, January 31, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 2d Cavalry, May 3, 
1861. Colonel, Inspector General, October i, 1861. Brigadier Gene- 
ral, Inspector General, January 2, 1881. 

Brevet ist Lieutenant, May 9, 1846. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet 
Major General, March 13,1865. 

Elected May 6, 1874, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1526. Transferred to Commandery of 
of the State of Illinois, May 8, 1879. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. junior 
Vice-Commander, February i, 1882, to May, 1883. 

8 



58 
SAWTELLE, Charles Greene 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, 
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A,, July i, 1850. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Infantry, July 
I, 1854. 2d Lieutenant, 6th Infantry, March 3, 1855. ^^t Lieutenant, 
June 5, i860. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 17, 1861. Major, 
Quartermaster, January 18, 1867. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quarter- 
master General, January 24, 1881. 

Brevet Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and Brigadier General, March 
i3> 1865. 
[/. S. Volunteers : 

Assigned to duty as Quartermaster vi'ith rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Act of 
July 17, 1862), August 20 to October 4, 1862; November 12, 1862 to 
February 15, 1864; May 27, 1864 to May 24, 1865. With rank of 
Colonel (Act of July 4, 1864), May 25, 1865 to January i, 1867. 

Eected April 12, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1276. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, Febniaiy 6, 1884. 



SAWYER, Charles Fuller 

CAPTAIN, 20th Maine Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private Co. B, 4th Maine Infantry, U. S. V., June 15, 1861. Corporal, 
November II, 1 86 1. Sergeant Major, April i, 1862. ist Lieutenant, 
Adjutant, February 26, 1863, Mustered out, July 19, 1864. Captain, 
1st Battalion Maine Sharpshooters, November 19, 1864. Transferred 
to 20th Maine Infantry, June 21, 1865. Mustered out, July 16, 1865. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2827. 



SCHENCK, Robert Cumming 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Brigadier GAeral, U. S. V., May 17, 1861. Major General, September 17, 
1862. Resigned, to take seat in U. S. House of Representatives, 
December 5, 1863. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2661. 



59 
SCOTT, Robert Nicholson 

MAJOR, 3d Artillery; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 
MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. V. Assigned to 
duty with rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 

U. S. Army : 

2d Lieutenant, ,4th Infantry, February 21, 1857. ist Lieutenant, May 14, 
1 86 1. Captain, September 25, 1861. Unassigned, March 23, 1869. 
Assigned to i6tli Infantry, January 29, 1870. Transferred to 3d Artil- 
lery, January i, 1 87 1, Major, March 20, 1879. 

Brevet Major, June 27, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Major, Assistant Adjutant General, September 28, 1864. Assigned to duty 
as Assistant Adjutant General with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under 
act of July 17, 1862), from July 5, 1865, to August i, 1865. Mustered 
out, January I, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No, 2346. 

SHERIDAN, Michael Vincent 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; LIEUTENANT COLO- 
NEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, 2d Missouri Infantry, U. S. V., September 7, 1863. Captain, 
Aide-de-Camp, U. S. V., May 18, 1864. Mustered out, August i, 
1866. 

2d Lieutenant, 5th Cavalry, U. S. A., February 26, 1866. Captain, 7th 
Cavalry, July 28, 1866. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, June 7, 
1883. Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, to the Lieutenant General 
of the Army, August i, 1870. Military Secretary, April 9, 1878. 

Brevet Major and Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected November 7, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2796. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, January 30, 1884. 

SHUFELDT, Robert Wilson 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, May 11,1839. Passed Midshipman, July 2, 1845. Master, 
February 21, 1853. Lieutenant, October 26, 1853, Resigned, June 
20,1854. Acting Lieutenant, September 25, 1 86 1. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain, December 31, 1869. Commodore, September 21, 
1876. Rear Admiral, May 7, 1883. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2666. 



60 
SICARD, Montgomery 

CAPTAIN; Chief of Bureau of Ordnance with relative rank of COMMO- 
DORE, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N., October i, 1851. Midshipman, June 9, 1855. 

Passed Midshipman, April 15, 1858. Master, November 4, 1858. 

Lieutenant, May 31, i860. Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. 

Commander, March 2, 1870. Captain, August 7, 1881. 
Appointed Chief of Bureau of Ordnance with relative rank of Commodore, 

July I, 1881. 

Elected October 4, 1876, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1760. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, May 2, 1883. 

SLACK, William Bond 

MAJOR, QUARTERMASTER, U. S. M. C. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S, Marine Corps, February 28, 1839. ist Lieutenant, 
March 3, 1847. Captain, February 22, 1857, Major, Quartermaster, 
August 13, i860. 

Elected April 3, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 470. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



SLACK, William Hall 

Eldest son of Companion Major W. B, Slack. 

Elected January 3, 1883, Second Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2682. 

SLOCUM, Henry Warner 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1848. 2d Lieutemint, ist Artillery, U. S. A., 
July I, 1852. 1st Lieutenant, March 3, 1855. Resigned, October 31, 
1856. 

Colonel, 27th New York Infantry, U. S. V., May 21, 1861. Brigadier Gen- 
eral, U. S. v., August 9, 1861. Major General, July 4, 1862. Re- 
signed, September 28, 1865. 

Colonel, 31st Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866, (declined). 

Elected January 6, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 949. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, December 12, 1883. 



61 
SPOONER, Henry Joshua 

ist LIEUTENANT, ADJUTANT, 4th Rhode Island Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 4th Rhode Island Infantry, U. S. V., August 30, 1862. ist 
Lieutenant, Adjutant, October 5, 1862. Mustered out, February 3, 
1865. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2822. 

STEED MAN, Charles 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, April i, 1828. Passed Midshipman, June 14, 1834. Lieu- 
tenant, February 25, 1841. Commander, September 14, 1855. Captain, 
December 13, 1862. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, May 
25, 1871. Retired, September 24, 1873, 

Elected December 14, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 589. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the State of Massachusetts, May 7, 1874. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, May 5, 1882. 

STEELE, George Washington 

LIEUTENANT COLONE]^, loi st Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. H, 8th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, I2th Indiana Infantry, July 20, 1861. Mustered out, May 19, 
1862. 1st Lieutenant, loist Indiana Infantry, September 6, 1862. 
Captain, September 6, 1862. Major, January 27, 1863. Lieutenant 
Colonel, June i, 1863 (not mustered). Mustered out, June 24, 1865. 

1st Lieutenant, 14th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. Resigned, 
February i, 1876. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2629. 

STEVENS, Thomas Holdup 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, December 14, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July i, 1842. 
Master, July 25, 1848. Lieutenant, May 10, 1849. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, November 20, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, October 27, 1879. Retired, May 27, 1881. 

Elected June 2, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1072. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia^ as charter member, February i, 1882. 



62 
STRONG, Richard Polk 

ist LIEUTENANT, 4th Artillery ; BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. A. 
ist LIEUTENANT, Signal Corps ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. H, 71st New York Militia (three months' troops), April 21, 

1861. Discharged, July 30, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 139th New York 
Infantry, U. S. V., September 9, 1862. ist Lieutenant, Signal Corps, 
March 3, 1863. Mustered out, April 19, 1866. 

Brevet Major and Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
May I, 1866. Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 25th Infantry, 
July 14, 1869. Transferred to 4th Artillery, September 20, 1869. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. A,, March 2, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2350. 

STURGIS, Samuel Davis 

COLONEL, 7th Cavalry ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, 
U. S. A., July I, 1846, 2d Lieutenant, ist Dragoons, February 16, 
1847. 1st Lieutenant, July 15, 1853. Captain, ist Cavalry, March 3, 
1855. Major, May 3, 1 86 1. Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Cavalry, October 
27, 1863, Colonel, 7th Cavalry, May 6, 1869. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, August 10, 1861. Brevet Colonel, August 29, 

1862. Brevet Brig. Gen. and Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, August 10, 1861. Mustered out, August 24, 1865. 
Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2606. 

SWAm, David Gaskill 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 65th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V,, October 4, 1861. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, November 4, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. 
v.. May 16, 1862. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., Feb- 
ruary 7, 1865. Mustered out, September 15, 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 34th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, April 
14,1869. Major, Judge Advocate, December 9, 1869. Brigadier Gen- 
eral, Judge Advocate General, February 21, 1881. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2359. 



63 
SWIGGETT, William Yardly 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, gth Delaware Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, ist Delaware Volunteers (three months' troops), May lo, 
1861. Mustered out, August 15, 1861. ist Lieutenant, ist Delaware 
Infantry, U. S. V., September i, 1861. Captain, February 12, 1862. 
Discharged October 12, 1863. 1st Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, 
October 12, 1863. Captain, December 10, 1863. Discharged March 
8, 1864. Captain, 9th Delaware Infantry, September 3, 1864. Major, 
September 12, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, January 4, 1865 (not 
mustered). Mustered out, January 23, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2609. 



THOMAS, John Robert 

CAPTAIN, i20th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. D, 120th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., August — , 1863. Ser- 
geant, January 8, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, November 13, 1864. ist Lieu- 
tenant, (not mustered) September i, 1865. Captain, (not mustered) 
September 2, 1865. Mustered out, January 20, 1866, 

Elected January 2, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Insignia No. 3026. 



THOMPSON, Charles Wood 

ist LIEUTENANT, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, U, S, V. 

Private, Co. B, 2d U. S. Dragoons, August 2, 1847. Corporal, September 
I, 1847. Discharged, July 10, 1848. 

Private, Co. D, 12th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., May 23, 1861. Com- 
missary Sergeant, May 23,1861. 1st Lieutenant, 39th Massachusetts 
Infantry, August 20, 1862. Resigned, May 3, 1864. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2874. 



THOMPSON, John Richardson 

ist LIEUTENANT, 15th Vermont Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 15th Vermont Infantry, U, S. V., October 22, 1862. ist 
Lieutenant, January 1-5, 1863. Mustered out, August 5, 1863. 

Elected February 6, 1884, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 3165. 



64 
THOMPSON, William Baker 

ist LIEUTENANT, 8th Michigan Cavalry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, nth Michigan Cavalry, October 23, 1863. ist Lieutenant, 
December 8, 1864, Transferred to 8th Michigan Cavahy, July 20, 
1865. Mustered out, September 22, 1865. 

Elected April 4, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2826. 



TICHENOR, Isaac Selover 

CAPTAIN, 105th New York Infantry ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, New York Volunteers (not mustered), November 15, 1861. Cap- 
tain, 105th New York Infantry, U. S. V., March 18, 1862. Mustered 
out, March 17, 1863. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District of 
Columbia. Insignia No. 2489. 



TIDBALL, John Coldwell 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ist Artillery; BREVET BRIGADIER GEN- 
ERAL, U. S. A. 

COLONEL, 4th New York Artillery; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1844. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, 
July I, 1848. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery; February 14, 1849. ^st 
Lieutenant, March 31, 1853. Captain, May 14, 1861. Major, February 
5, 1867. Lieutenant Colonel, June 30, 1882. Transferred to ist 
Artillery, November 10, 1882. 
Brevet Major, June 27, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 17, 
1862. Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Vohinteers : 

Colonel, 4th New York Artillery, August 28, 1863. Mustered out, Septem- 
ber 26, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, August i, 1864. Brevet Major General, April 2, 
1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No, 2354. 



65 
TRUESDELL, George 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. H, I2th New York Infantry, U. S. V., May i, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, May 13, 1861. Captain, October 29, 1861, Resigned, De- 
cember 2, 1862, Major, Paymaster, U. S. V., August 10, 1863. Mus- 
tered out, February i, 1869. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., June 6, 1867. 

Elected June 7, 18S2, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2513. 



TWINING, William Johnson 

MAJOR, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1859. ist Lieutenant, Engineers, U. S. A., 
June II, 1863. Captain, December 28, 1865. Major, Oct. 16, 1877. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Captain, Aide-de-Camp, June 30, 1864. Resigned, August 30, 1865. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, January 25, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2300. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Feb. i, 1882, 

Died in Washington, D. C, May 5, 1882. Buried at West Point, N. Y. 



TYLER, Richard Woolsey 

CAPTAIN, U. S. A. 

Sergeant, Co. K, istU. S. Sharpshooters, December 26, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
May 27, 1863 (mustered May 25, 1864.) ist Lieutenant, August 4 
1864, 2d Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, October 25, 1864. 

Ist Lieutenant, 44th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, May 
27, 1869. Retired, with rank of Captain, December 15, 1870. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of District the 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2507. 



66 
UPSHUR, John Henry 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., November 4, 1841. Passed Midshipman, August lo, 
1847. Master, April 18, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855. Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862, Commander, July 25, 1866, Cap- 
tain, January 31, 1872. Commodore, July il, 1880. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2406. 

yANCE, Wilson Joshua 

ist LIEUTENANT, 14th Colored Infantry; BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. B, 21st Ohio Jnfantry, U. S. V., September 19, 1861. 2d Lieu- 
tenant, June 19, 1863. Resigned, April 2, 1864. Private, 177th Ohio 
Infantry, September 27, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, 14th U. S. Colored In- 
fantry, January 12, 1865. ist Lieutenant, January 6, 1866. Mustered 
out, March 26, 1866. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2517. 

VAN VLIET, Sfewart 

COLONEL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

il. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1836. 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, U. S. A., 
July I, 1840, 1st Lieutenant, November 19, 1843. Captain, Assistant 
Quartermaster, June 4, 1847. Major, Quartermaster, August 3, 1861. 
Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, July 29, 1866. 
Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster General, June 6, 1872. Retired, Jan- 
uary 22, 1 88 1. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, October 28, 1864. Brevet 
Brigadier General, October 28, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 
13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, September 22, 1861. Expired by limitation, July 17, 
1865. Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. Mustered out, September 
I, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 1, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 745. Transferred to Commandery of the 
District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 



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VOLKMAR, William Jefferson 



CAPTAIN, 5th Cavalry; LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP, 
U. S. A. 

Private, Co. D, 33d Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., June 16, 1863, Ser- 
geant, June 19, 1863. Discharged, August 4, 1863. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, Sth Cavalry, U. S. A., 
June 15, 1868. 1st Lieutenant, March 19, 1870. Captain, April 2, 
1879. Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant General 
of the Army, June 6, 1881. 

Elected May 2, 1883, First Class, by the Commandery of the State 
of Illinois. Insignia No, 2679. Transferred to the Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, January 30, 1884. 



WAII^WRIGHT, John 

COLONEL, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. G., 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers (three months' troops), April 
20, 1861. Mustered out, July 26, 1861. Private, Co. F, 97th Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry, U. S. V., September 23, 1861. ist Sergeant, October 3, 
1861. 2d Lieutenant, January 10, 1862. ist Lieutenant, May i, 1863, 
Captain, November i, 1864 (not mustered). Lieutenant Colonel, March 
14, 1865 (commissioner^ January 15, 1865). Colonel, June 15, 1865, 
Mustered out, August 28, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2607. 



WALKER, Duncan Stephen 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, assigned to duty with 
rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GEN- 
ERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., February 27, 1863. Major, 
July 27, 1864. Assigned to duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel 
(under act of July 17, 1862), Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered out, May 13, 1865, 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 1, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1402. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 



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WALKER, John Grimes 

CAPTAIN; Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, with relative rank of COM- 
MODORE, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N., October 5, 1850. Midshipman, December ii, 

1852. Passed Midshipman, June 20, 1856, Master, January 22, 1858. 

Lieutenant, January 23, 1858. Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. 

Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, June 25, 1877. Chief of Bureau 

of Navigation, October 22, 1881. 
Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2356. 

WEBSTER, William Hoi comb 

ist LIEUTENANT, 5th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 5th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V., July 22, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, August 9, 1862. Discharged, on account of disability, April 16, 
1863. 2d Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, February i, 1864, ist 
Lieutenant, June 14, 1864. Assigned to 12th Veteran Reserve Corps, 
December 9, 1864. Transferred to 22d Veteran Reserve Corps, 
August 15, 1865. Mustered out, January i, 1868. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia, Insignia No. 2683. 

WEST, George Warren 

COLONEL, 17th Maine Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, loth Maine Infantry, October 21, 1861. Major, 17th Maine 

Infantry, July 25, 1862. Colonel, October 2, 1863. Discharged, on 

account of disability, April 25, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., December 2, 1864. 
Elected November 3, 1875, First Class, by Commandery of the State 

of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1724. Transferred to Command- 

dery of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

WEST, Joseph Rodman 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Private, Mounted Volunteers, July 17, 1847. Captain, July 25, 1847 
Attached to Regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volun- 
teers, September, 1847. Mustered out, August 10, 1848. 

Lieutenant Colonel, ist California Infantry, U. S. V., August 5, 1861. 
Colonel, June i, 1862. Brigadier General, U. S. V., October 25, 1862. 
Mustered out, January 4, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., January 4, 1866. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2615. 



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WHITSIDE, Samuel Marmaduke 

CAPTAIN, 6th Cavalry ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

Private, General Mounted Service, and Sergeant Major, 6th Cavalry, U. S. A., 
November lo, 1858, to November 4, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 6th Cavaky, 
November i, 1861. ist Lieutenant, January 25, 1864. Captain, 
October 20, 1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 13, 1865. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2616. 

WHITTEMORE, Edward William 

CAPTAIN, 15th Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 17th Infantry, October 24, 1861. ist Lieutenant, May 10, 
1862. Captain, March 10, 1865. Transferred to 35th Infantry, Sep- 
tember 21, 1866. Transferred to' 15th Infantry, August 12, 1869. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2453. 

WHITTEMORE, James Madison 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1855. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, July 
I, i860. 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, September 27, i860. Trans- 
ferred to the Ordnance Department, May 5, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 
July I, 1 86 1. Captain, March 3, 1863, Major, June 23, 1874. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, August 2, 1879. 

Brevet Major, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 14, 1880, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1991. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i , 
1882. 

WIKOFF, Charles Augustus 

CAPTAIN, nth Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

Private, Co. H, ist Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., April 20, 1861. 1st 
Lieutenant, 15th Infantry, U. S. A., May 14, 1861. Captain, August 
15, 1864. Transferred to 24th Infantry, September 21, 1866. Trans- 
ferred to nth Infantry, April 25, 1869. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. A., April 7, 1862. Brevet Major, U. S. A., Novem- 
ber 25, 1863. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2698. 



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WILLARD, John Paine 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, 31st Wisconsin Infantry, U. S. V., December 21, 1862. 

Captain, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. V., April 11, 1863, Mustered out, July 

10, 1866. 
Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., June 3, 1865. 
2d Lieutenant, 17th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 

February 23, 1866, Transferred to 26th Infantry, September, 21, 1866. 

Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 15th Infantry, December 15, 

1870. Captain, March 31, 1874. Major, Paymaster, March 3, 1875. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 
Elected May 27, 1880, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

of Wisconsin. Insignia No. 2087. Transferred to Commandery 

of the District of Columbia, March 7, 1883. 

WILLIAMS, Charles Fremont 

CAPTAIN, U. S. M. C. 

Sergeant, Co. B, ist Connecticut Volunteers (three months' troops), April 

19, 1 86 1. Mustered out, July 31, 1861. 
2d Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, June 14, 1862. ist Lieutenant, June 

10, 1864. Captain November i, 1876. 
Brevet Captain, U. S. M. C, January 14, 1865. 

Elected December 5, 1883, First Class, by Commandeiy of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2981. 
Transferred to Commandery of the State of California, February 25, 1884. 

WILSON, Oliver Morris 

MAJOR, 54th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 
1st Lieutenant, Indiana Volunteer Militia, June 10, 1862 (not mustered). 

2d Lieutenant, Indiana Volunteers, September 22, 1862 (not mustered). 

Captain, 54th Indiana Infantry, CJ. S. V., November 8, 1862. Major, 

January I, 1863 (not mustered). Mustered out, December 8, 1863. 
Elected June 6, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

WILSON, Theodore Dele van 

NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR ; Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair, 
with relative rank of COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Carpenter, U. S. N., August 3, 1861. Assistant Naval Constructor, May 
17, 1866. Naval Constructor (with relative rank of Commander), July 

11, 1873. Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair (with relative 
rank of Commodore), March 3, 1882. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2663. 



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WOOD, William Maxwell 

LIEUTENANT, U. S. N. 
Eldest son of deceased Companion W. M. Wood. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2628. 



WOOD, William Willis Wylie 

CHIEF ENGINEER (CAPTAIN), U. S. N, 
Chief Engineer, U. S. N., March 15, 1845. Chief of Bureau of Steam 
Engineering, March 20, 1873. Retired, May 30, 1880. 

Elected May 7, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 270. Transferred to Commandery of 
of the State of New York, April 30, 1869. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February i, 1882. 

Accidentally drowned in Smith's Creek, St. Mary's county, Maryland, 
August 31, 1882. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D. C. 



WORDEN, Daniel Toffey^ 

Eldest son of Companion Admiral John Lorimer W^orden, U. S. N. 

Elected March 7, 1883, Second Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2702. 



WORDEN, John Lorimer 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U.S. N., January 10, 1834. Passed Midshipman, July 16, 1840. 
Master, August 15, 1846, Lieutenant, November 30, 1846. Commander, 
July 16, 1862. Captain, February 3, 1863. Commodore, May 27, 
1868. Rear Admiral, November 20, 1872. 

Elected February 16, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of New York. Insignia No. 220. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Februaiy i, 
1882. 



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WYMAN, Robert Harris 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., March 1 1, 1837. Passed Midshipman, June 29, 1843. 
Acting Master, June 13, 1848. Lieutenant, July 16, 1850. Commander, 
July 16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866, Commodore, July 19, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, April 26, 1878. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2516. 

Died at Washington, D. C, December 2, 1882. Buried in Oak Hill Ceme- 
tery, Washington, D. C. 

YOUNG, Thomas Lowry 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ii8th Ohio Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. A, 3d Artillery, U. S. A., March 25, 1848. Corporal, March 
I, 1853. Sergeant, October 23, 1853. ist Sergeant, May 21, 1854. 
Discharged, January 28, 1858. 

Major Ii8th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V,, September 17, 1862. Lieutenant 
Colonel, April 17, 1863. Mustered out, September 14, 1864. 

Elected March 7, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2979. 



SUMMARY 



Charter Members ....... 44 

Elected by District of Columbia Commandery . . . 167 

Transferred from other Commanderies ..... 39 

250 

Loss : 

By Death ...... 6 

Transferred to other Commanderies ... 5 

Declined Election ..... 2 

Expelled ...... i 14 

Total membership March 5, 1884 .... 236 



CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP. 

First Class . . . . . . ... 224 

First Class, by succession ...... 2 

Second Class ........ 5 

Third Class ........ 5 



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CASUALTIES 



DIED. 



Major William J. Twining, U. S. A., May 5, 1882. 
Brevet Major R. M. A. Hawk, U. S. V., June 29, 1882. 
Chief Engineer W. W. W. Wood, U. S. N., August 31, 1882. 
Brevet Colonel Milton Cogswell, U. S. A., November 20, 1882, 
Rear Admiral R. H. Wyman, U. S. N., December 2, 1882. 
Brevet Brigadier General R. D. CuTTS, December 13, 1883. 

TRANSFERRED. 

Rear Admiral J. C. Howell, to Pennsylvania Commandery, January 3, 1883. 
Lieutenant John R. Paxton, to New York Commandery, January 3, 1883. 
Major H. Pelham Curtis, to New York Commandery, June 6, 1883. 
Commander A. G. Kellogg, to Ohio Commandery, September i, 1883. 
Captain C. F. Williams, to California Commandery, February 25, 1884, 

DECLINED ELECTION. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel F. A. Farquhar, U. S. A. 
Captain J. G. Ramsay, U. S. A. 

EXPELLED. 
Major A. H, Nickerson, U. S. A., November 7, 1883. 



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